@uzapuca: "Hi guys,
I am working with a file that i have to send all the time through FTP for corrections. It is useful to have the images for reference, but since many cannot find the link, as you can see in the picture
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thought the size of the file should be somehow smaller.
The question is:
Can i Save As and make it a smaller file but including images? I just need images in low res. Can be done this in a fast way, without having to reduce each image file size and making a different folder?
I kind of thought that maybe ID has a smaller file size as Saving PDF with Acrobat (Low res-Printing, etc)
Thanks for any info!
Cheers,
Sebastian"
    @Steve_Fairbairn: "You CAN embed files in the Links palette, though if you are using HiRes linked images it will make your ID file a whole lot heavier.
I suppose you could make LoRes images in the same physical size as the originals and temporarily replace them but this would involve a lot of extra work if you have many images.
Probably the best thing would be to send copies of all the original images so that they could be relinked at the other end. If you're in good FTP contact this wouldn't take long and would only need to be done once. Automatic relinking of images isn't be a problem as long as the ID file is in the same folder as the pictures. To insure that you've got all the images in one place just do a Collect."
    @uzapuca: "Hi Steve,
Thanks for replying fast.
Actually, I did sent them the image with the same name but in Low-Res (500 Kb to 1 Mb Max). The original images are in High Res and around 10 to 20 Mb each one. To save time and avoid errors in the relink i do not change the image names. When correcting the file i do work with the High Res images.
Anyhow, later on i send the Indesign file again the size will be around 10 to 30 Mb, o a file which is just TEXT (i am not using any effects) because the High Res images are just attached (not embedded).
So do you think is there any other way to reduce size to an Indesign File? FTP in others places outside Europe or the US is not as fast, that is why my size and speed concerns.
Cheers,
Sebastian"
    @Steve_Fairbairn: "Sounds like you're only using one image. Is it a big one? Maybe you could make the LoRes version of it even smaller. 72 ppi RGB is normal for LoRes but I suspect you might get away with an even smaller image if it's just a question of showing how it's positioned. Test it and see. And if it's small enough you could even embed it.
Try a lot of jpg compression and whatever resolution you can get away with. Even a gif might do the trick if you're not too fussy about the colour range.
Steve."
    @uzapuca: "Hi Steve,
Thanks a lot for the various advices. Anyhow, I don�t quite understand very well what you say that i am only using one image. If you see the link at pixentral above. I have like 20 images. All linked not embedded.
I will try a different variants as well. I have even discover a while ago that doing a "Save As" and replacing the ID with the same name, over writing it, the size will reduce considerably.
I was just curious why when having all images linked an InDesign file could still be the size 15 Mb.
Cheers,
Sebastian"
    @leftnotracks: "If you export an INX the file will be much smaller. But INX files only contain link information, not embedded previews. If you are sending the file to someone with the images, have them put the INX file in the same folder as the links and open it in InDesign. InDesign fill find the links and open the file as an Untitled document."
    @first_last: "<quote>
What are the actual and effective resolutions of the images
Indesign stores image previews at the size of the placed images. So if 
you have a bunch of 72dpi images that are very large and you reduce them 
down in indesign, you would be storing the large preview, resulting in 
large .indd files
Jay"
    @uzapuca: "Sorry for the delay in replying but the Adobe Server is not working quite right those days.
Thanks for the Tip Scott, i did not know the INX did not hold the preview images. What happens when the person in the other side of the world send me back the INX file? Can i converted to .innd file without loosing any info? I mean when the file is right and i need to load the high res images for the final PDF.
Yes Jay, you are probably right, the 72 dpi images are around 500 Kb, but there are a whole bunch of them. All of them could easily make around 10 Mb.
Cheers,
Sebastian"
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